John Bolton Says He Is Guilty of Keeping Secret Papers
約翰·波頓承認私藏機密文件有罪
Introduction
John Bolton worked for President Donald Trump. He told a court in Maryland that he kept secret government papers illegally.
約翰·波頓曾為川普總統工作。他在馬里蘭州的一座法院承認，他非法私藏了政府機密文件。
Main Body
Mr. Bolton had 1,000 pages of secret notes. He sent these notes to his family using email. This was not safe. Hackers from Iran saw the secret information.
波頓先生擁有1,000頁的機密筆記。他使用電子郵件將這些筆記寄給家人。這樣做並不安全。來自伊朗的駭客看到了這些機密資訊。
Mr. Bolton wrote a book in 2020. He used the secret notes for his book. The government says this was wrong and dangerous.
波頓先生在2020年寫了一本書。他在書中使用了這些機密筆記。政府表示這樣做是錯誤且危險的。
Now, Mr. Bolton must pay $2.25 million. He will not get his government money for retirement. He must also work 100 hours to help the community.
現在，波頓先生必須支付225萬美元。他將無法領取政府的退休金。他還必須進行100小時的社區服務。
Conclusion
Mr. Bolton will go back to court on October 28. A judge will decide if he must go to prison.
波頓先生將於10月28日返回法院。法官將決定他是否必須入獄。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Story
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We just add -ed to the action word.
- Work → Worked
- Tell → Told (Special change!)
- Keep → Kept (Special change!)
- Send → Sent (Special change!)
Wait! Look at this pattern:
He sent these notes → He used the secret notes
When you see He/She + [Word with -ed/Special form], you are traveling back in time.
⚠️ The 'Must' Rule
When something is a requirement (no choice), use MUST.
- Must pay No choice, give the money.
- Must work No choice, do the job.
Simple Trick:
Must + Action = Required